Are you happy with you job, life?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

currently unemployed, passive income $17k monthly. looking for something that I can find passion in...

could you say what's the source of your passive income? property rental + stocks? pretty great for passive income!

why don't you travel?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

could you say what's the source of your passive income? property rental + stocks? pretty great for passive income!

why don't you travel?

Because he's a troll.

Happiness is getting home for a nice dinner with family. Go to work with nice colleagues. I used to think it is not possible, until i switched company to one of the GLC. Never gonna go into pte again.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Because he's a troll.

Happiness is getting home for a nice dinner with family. Go to work with nice colleagues. I used to think it is not possible, until i switched company to one of the GLC. Never gonna go into pte again.

Happiness is working as little as possible and yet making big money at the same time. Dun understand why people got mentality means can only choose 1 & give up the other.

The typical sinkie mindset on an ideal career seem to be either go government/GLC jobs to lobo and accept career ceiling as a farmer or go banking/finance jobs to work like crazy and get the high pay.

There are infinite ways to live your life and plan your career, no need to keep getting stuck in this narrow mindset.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Happiness is working as little as possible and yet making big money at the same time. Dun understand why people got mentality means can only choose 1 & give up the other.

The typical sinkie mindset on an ideal career seem to be either go government/GLC jobs to lobo and accept career ceiling as a farmer or go banking/finance jobs to work like crazy and get the high pay.

There are infinite ways to live your life and plan your career, no need to keep getting stuck in this narrow mindset.

If you are really such an elite, you would never spend time on such forums. Why don't u share what have u got to offer? There aren't as many job as what u had described.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Happiness is working as little as possible and yet making big money at the same time. Dun understand why people got mentality means can only choose 1 & give up the other.

The typical sinkie mindset on an ideal career seem to be either go government/GLC jobs to lobo and accept career ceiling as a farmer or go banking/finance jobs to work like crazy and get the high pay.

There are infinite ways to live your life and plan your career, no need to keep getting stuck in this narrow mindset.

Hi,

You got to stop reading those books they sell you, to encourage you to get out of the rat race. Those books only serve one thing, to help the author get out of the rat race.

At the end of the day, we are all longing for happiness. Many people equate happiness to money, and they spend half their lives pursuing them, in the end realising that something was wrong.

Yes, i do agree that money is essential for happiness. You need a certain amount to be happy. I do think the amount is somewhere between 3-6k. Afterwards, anything additional is not significant.

A background of myself, I worked as a mortgage banker until 30. 6 years in the industry. I earned a lot, on my best year i earned 450k PA. But i felt something was missing.
One, I don't have purpose to go to work. Sales get boring over time. You're always doing same things. Like one colleague points out, "got qian (money) tu3, mei you qian (forward) tu3."
At 30, I made a decision to switch to 'normal' office life. I want to belong somewhere. I want to have friends and work towards target. I took a pay cut, a HUGE pay cut. I received only 5k as an economist.
Now I am 35. My life is a lot happier. I look forward to work, come out with policies, chat with colleagues, meet them on weekends for outings. After work I look forward to a warm dinner with my family. Good thing in company is there are a lot of hidden perks. I fly often to lots of countries on business class/first class flights, stay in 5 star hotel.
Business trips are good. They last for only a few hours a day. Most of the time you will be doing nothing. The last 3 days are R and R. All expenses paid holidays. When I can, I bring my children along and my company pays a bit for their tickets and hotels.

I really don't get resentment from other people against 'working' class.

Like what I said, at 35, my greatest delight is having a nice place to work in, and come home for a nice dinner. That is happiness.

And it is really what every single one of us is longing for life.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi,

You got to stop reading those books they sell you, to encourage you to get out of the rat race. Those books only serve one thing, to help the author get out of the rat race.

At the end of the day, we are all longing for happiness. Many people equate happiness to money, and they spend half their lives pursuing them, in the end realising that something was wrong.

Yes, i do agree that money is essential for happiness. You need a certain amount to be happy. I do think the amount is somewhere between 3-6k. Afterwards, anything additional is not significant.

A background of myself, I worked as a mortgage banker until 30. 6 years in the industry. I earned a lot, on my best year i earned 450k PA. But i felt something was missing.
One, I don't have purpose to go to work. Sales get boring over time. You're always doing same things. Like one colleague points out, "got qian (money) tu3, mei you qian (forward) tu3."
At 30, I made a decision to switch to 'normal' office life. I want to belong somewhere. I want to have friends and work towards target. I took a pay cut, a HUGE pay cut. I received only 5k as an economist.
Now I am 35. My life is a lot happier. I look forward to work, come out with policies, chat with colleagues, meet them on weekends for outings. After work I look forward to a warm dinner with my family. Good thing in company is there are a lot of hidden perks. I fly often to lots of countries on business class/first class flights, stay in 5 star hotel.
Business trips are good. They last for only a few hours a day. Most of the time you will be doing nothing. The last 3 days are R and R. All expenses paid holidays. When I can, I bring my children along and my company pays a bit for their tickets and hotels.

I really don't get resentment from other people against 'working' class.

Like what I said, at 35, my greatest delight is having a nice place to work in, and come home for a nice dinner. That is happiness.

And it is really what every single one of us is longing for life.

May i ask which industry are u at? u sound like working for gov?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

May i ask which industry are u at? u sound like working for gov?

Working in GLC.

I used to work very hard and earn lots of money. I began to feel meaningless as I spend too much time making money and did not care much about society around me. One day, I realised that my life must change and I have to make a difference in the life of others. I quit at 38 and devoted my time doing charity and social work. Money was no longer an issue as I own three condominium units which I paid up using my savings from my huge bonuses. I have a passive income of $8,000 per month which is sufficient since I have decided to sell away my car. I am very happy and contented now. Life is not about money alone. Just be happy with whatever you do.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I used to work very hard and earn lots of money. I began to feel meaningless as I spend too much time making money and did not care much about society around me. One day, I realised that my life must change and I have to make a difference in the life of others. I quit at 38 and devoted my time doing charity and social work. Money was no longer an issue as I own three condominium units which I paid up using my savings from my huge bonuses. I have a passive income of $8,000 per month which is sufficient since I have decided to sell away my car. I am very happy and contented now. Life is not about money alone. Just be happy with whatever you do.

Easy for you to talk c.ock when you own 3 fully paid condos. Try living in a 4-rm HDB with a 30 yr mortgage hanging over your head + 20k savings and a 5k paying job. See whether you will quit & do charity work to "be happy with whatever you do".

I wish I had David Attenborough's job. 80+ and still working, making beautiful documentaries about the world we live in. So meaningful to educate, entertain and inspire all at once!
Or working as a leading physicist to unlock the mysteries of the universe(or even multiverse).